recital

[ri-sahyt-l] / rɪˈsaɪt l /

NOUN

narrative, rendering

Synonyms

STRONGEST

concert musical presentation reading recitation rehearsal

STRONG

account description detailing enumeration fable narration performance portrayal recapitulation recounting relation repetition report statement story tale telling

WEAK

musicale recountal

Antonyms

STRONG

truth

Example Sentences

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That recital began a day the likes of which no British royal has experienced in centuries.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

But Forté was actually “an inquisitive 8-year-old who played the violin in a youth orchestra and even had a recital at the vaunted Brooklyn Academy of Music,” according to GQ.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

Not many people can say they've been given a private piano recital by Sir Anthony Hopkins.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

Last week, the Samoan tenor Pene Pati made his North American solo recital debut with pianist Ronny Michael Greenberg.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025

I just don’t know her, and so I was having trouble paying attention to the details of her disastrous dance recital.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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